Evolution
Durham
Life Sciences & Agriculture::Zoology
Credits: 4.0
Class Size: 30
Term:
Fall 2024
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Full Term (08/26/2024
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12/09/2024)
CRN:
14633
Grade Mode:
Letter Grading
Evolutionary biology is about uncovering the past, understanding the present, and predicting the future of animals, plants, and microbes. Is also offers insight into how scientific ideas change through time. This course covers natural selection and adaptation, phylogeny, population genetics and structure, origins and extinction of species, domestication, and evolutionary medicine. Additional topics may include human evolution and evolutionary impacts, biogeography, and social evolution, as well as the intersections between evolution, ecology and development.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): (BIOL 411 or BIOL 411H) and (BIOL 412 or BIOL 412H)
Equivalent(s):
ZOOL 690
Instructors:
Jessica Bolker
Times & Locations
| Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26/2024 | 12/9/2024 | MW | 3:40pm - 5:00pm | JAMS G46 |
